GCI's Product Planning Manager III will maximize the success of the organization’s product offerings by aligning product planning with company and product portfolio strategy and coordinate rolling roadmaps.
Requirements
- Understanding of relevant product trends and technical platforms.
- Ability to analyze problems and technical situations leading to optimal solutions.
- Full understanding of Netcracker releases and how they impact any item in the roadmap.
- Familiarity with common product development methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall.
- Proficient computer skills and MS Office knowledge (e.g., Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel) to complete job duties effectively, such as using the company intranet and to accurately retrieve and input information into database or equivalent.
- Product Characteristic identification.
- Price implementation.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the quality of product launches by assisting teams with submitting appropriate billing system requirements.
- Ensure that billing system releases are coordinated with product roadmaps.
- Cross organizational review and updates of the rolling 24-month product roadmaps.
- Cross organizational go to market coordination for product launches and marketing plan alignment.
- Track and coordinate active projects across the organization to include EPM status reporting.
- Owner of the Product Management process, including milestone review management, intake reviews, and project stand-ups.
- Champion of product process improvements, cross functional staff training, and process oversight and quality assurance.
Other
- Only open to candidates who already reside in Alaska
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Industrial Management/Engineering, Project Management, or a relevant field.
- Minimum of six (6) years of combined experience in product management, development, marketing, or support; technology sales or marketing; IT development or operations; software development; technology engineering; financial analysis; data analytics; or related background.
- This position may require access to reliable transportation for occasional travel between retail store locations, offices, worksites, or other locations as needed.
